Intelligent Business Coursebook - Vocs

when one company buys another one or part of another one

an agreement between two or more organisations to work together

an offer to buy something at a stated price

a large business organisation consisting of different companies that have joined together

the attitudes or beliefs that are shared by a particular organisation

the creation of a new company by joining two separate companies:

a multinational organisation has offices/ factories/ activities/ etc. in many different countries

a unit of the capital of the company. Shares in listed companies can be bought and sold on the stock exchange

an alliance formed as part of a plan with important aims

additional advantages/ profits/ etc. that are produced by two people or organisations combining their ideas and resources

to decide officially that a particular amount of money/ time/ etc. should be used for a particular purpose

the amount of money that an organisation has to spend on a particular activity in a given period of time

a person or company that makes an agreement to do work or provide goods for another company:

to limit something or prevent it from increasing too much as it should be

the situation in which something does not happen or start when it should do

to calculate what you think the value/ size/ amount/ etc. of something will probably be

an important and carefully planned piece of work that will create something new or improve a situation

a plan of what someone is going to do and by when they are going to do it specifications a detailed description of how something should be designed or made

person or group of people who are considered to be an important part of an organisation because they have responsibility within it or receive advantages from it

a person or company who is paid to do part of the work of another person or company

to succeed in doing something

to give someone a particular job or task

to work with someone on a project

to agree to do something or say that someone else will do something

to organise all the different parts of something to ensure an effective operation

a date or time by which you have to do or complete something

someone who helps a team to work together effectively

advice or criticism about how someone is doing their job

something that you hope to achieve in the future

piece of work that has to be done/ especially one that has to be done regularly

a group of people who work together to do a particular job

information or facts about a particular subject that someone has collected:

to collect information/ ideas/ etc

computer machinery and equipment

facts or details that tell you about something or someone

information that is collected about the activities of an organisation or individual

the result of an evaluation of the size or dimension of something

a set of computers which are connected to each other and operate as part of the same system/ able to exchange information and messages

the accepted method and order of doing something in a formal situation

to put information into a computer to be examined and to produce a particular result

sets of programs put into a computer to perform particular tasks

a computer program that can show rows of figures and perform calculations with them. Spreadsheets are often used to work out sales/ taxes/ profits and other financial information

the act of monitoring a person or group of people

the manager with the most authority concerning technology

one part of something or one part used in making a piece of equipment

to move computer software or information from one computing device to another

a new product that was not available before

a science that combines computer technology and chemistry to build things from atoms

a complete change in ways of thinking/ methods of working/ etc

the process or business of sending and receiving information by telephone/ television/ the internet

to move computer software or information from one computing device to another especially from a local computer to a central server or network

the number or kind of people who receive a written or spoken message

a large sign/ usually outdoors/ used for advertising

a series of actions intended to achieve a particular result

an advertisement on television/ radio/ or at the cinema

an attractive arrangement of objects for people to look at or buy/ for example in a shop

a public event where businesses and other organisations show their products or services

media are all the different ways of entertaining and giving information to the public and advertising goods/ for example/ television/ radio/ newspapers and the internet

an act of explaining and showing how a product works or how something is done

when the maker of a product arranges for it to appear or be used in a film or television programme/ as a form of advertising

an activity such as special advertisements or free gifts intended to sell a product orservice

the activity of telling the public about an organisation/ person/ product/ etc. so that people think of them in a good way

to give information about something to the public/ so that they know about it

to give money to pay for a television programme/ a sports or arts event/training

the practice of telephoning people in order to sell things

a lawyer/ especially one who represents clients and speaks in court

money that a court orders someone to pay someone else for harming them or their property/ or causing them financial loss

the person or organisation in a court of law accused of doing something illegal or of causing harm to another person

an amount of money paid to a professional person or organisation for their services

a charge/ claim or complaint against a person or an organisation that is made in a court of law by a private person or company/ not by the police or state

the process of taking a case or a claim against a person or organisation to a court of law

the service in a company or organisation that looks after all matters relating to questions of law

to take a claim or complaint against a person or organisation to a court of law

an agreement to resolve a dispute before it is taken to court

to make a legal claim against someone/ especially for an amount of money/ because you have been harmed in some way

the way in which a company uses similar designs and colours on all its products/ advertisements/ letters/ etc. so that people will become familiar with the company

someone who is in charge of the work relating to producing advertisements and image campaigns for a company

the actions involved in making goods available to customers after they have been produced/ for example/ moving/ storing and selling the goods

the fact that a product is so expensive that not many people can afford to buy it

to show or make a new product available for sale for the first time

a particular type or design of a machine or device

the way people think about a product in relation to the companys other products and to competing products/ or the way that the company would like them to think about it

the prices of a companys products or services in relation to each other and in relation to those of competitors/ and the activity of setting them

a limited group of people or area that a plan/ idea/ etc. is aimed at

a business angel is a private investor who puts money into new business activities

shares in a well-managed company with a record of paying profits to shareholders during good and bad economic conditions

a document produced by a company/ especially a new company/ giving details of expected sales and costs and how the business can be financed/ and showing why the plan will make money

a part of the profits of a company for a particular period of time paid to the shareholders for each share that they own

someone who starts a company/ arranges business deals and takes risks in order to make a profit"

a description of what is likely to happen in the future/ based on information that is available now

a very large amount of money: [Vermogen] He made a fortune by investing on the stock exchange

an activity/ project/ job/ etc. that is lucrative makes a lot of money

collection of shares owned by a person or a company or all theproducts or services offered by a business

someone who deals in shares/ bonds/ currencies/ commodities (= oil/ metal and farm products)/ etc. on a market/ either for themselves or for a financial institution

a new business activity or project that involves risk

energy that is not derived from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal

oil in a natural condition/ before it has been transformed in an industrial process in order to separate it into different products

the person who actually uses a particular product/ rather than someone involved in its production or sale

a fuel such as coal/ gas or oil that is produced by the gradual decay of animals or plants over millions of years

a substance such as coal/ gas or oil that can be burned to produce heat or energy

a liquid obtained from petroleum/ used mainly for producing power for the engines of motor vehicles

a component or element that is added to form a compound or mixture

the energy/ usually in the form of electricity/ that is produced by a nuclear reactor

a factory or building that generates electricity/ usually by the burning of fossil fuels

an amount of something valuable such as oil/ gas/ etc./ kept for future use

if something is scarce/ there is not enough of it available

a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need or want

an action or process that is sustainable can continue or last for a long time

a specialist in a particular market or industry who gives advice and provides forecasts for that sector

a public or online meeting where things are sold to the person who offers the most money

a company or organisation that buys or sells securities/ currencies/ property/insurance/ etc. for others

money or property used to produce wealth or money from shareholders and lenders that can be invested in assets in order to produce profits

a group of companies who agree to set the price of something they produce at a fixed level in order to limit competition and increase their own profits

an amount of money paid to someone according to the value of goods/ shares/bonds/ etc. they have sold or an official organisation that ensures that the law is obeyed in a particular activity

the capital that a company has from shares rather than from loans or the shares of a company listed on the Stock Exchange

an occasion when a company offers shares on a stock market for the first time

to make securities such as bonds and shares available for people to buy

a situation where a business activity is controlled by only one company or by the government and other companies do not compete with it Securities Exchange

a situation where a business activity is controlled by only one company or by the government and other companies do not compete with it

the US agency responsible for stock market regulation a market where company shares are traded

The New York Stock Exchange/ situated in Wall Street in Manhattan

any factor which prevents new competition from entering an industry/ for example the need for a lot of capital or strict government regulations

an advantage that makes a company more able to succeed in competing with others

the business that makes the most money for a company and that is considered to be its most important and central one

when a company differentiates its products/ it shows how they are different from each other and from competing products

the advantages that a big factory/ shop/ etc. has over a smaller one because it can spread its fixed costs over a larger number of units and therefore produce or sell things more cheaply

the proportion of the total market that is supplied by a particular company

buying and using products and services on a large scale

the market for standardised consumer products

The process of making or growing things to be sold as products/ usually in large quantities or an amount of something that is produced

the difference between the price of a product or service and the cost of producing it/ or between the cost of producing all of a companys products or services and the total sum they are sold for

to change from one thing to another/ usually suddenly

the official bank of a country/ which is responsible for setting interest rates/ controlling the money supply/ producing bank notes and keeping the countrys supply of foreign currency and gold/ etc

one of the high street banks that issues and accepts cheques and passes them through the banking system

assets promised by a borrower to a lender if the borrower cannot repay a loan

the price at which one currency can be bought with another

an amount paid by a borrower to a lender/ for example by a bank to someone who saves money with them or the rate of interest at which a particular sum of money is borrowed or lent

a bank that buys stocks and shares and then sells them to members of the public/ and offers financial advice to businesses

the way a central bank controls the amount of money in the economy at a particular time/ for example by changing interest rates

to buy goods/ shares/ property/ etc. in the hope that their value will increase so that they can be sold for a profit

the problem of employees not being at work when they should be

to make/ build or adapt especially for a customer

someone who has been chosen by their company to attend a conference/ meeting or training course

something which is used to encourage people/ especially to make them work harder and produce more

willingness/ eagerness or desire to do something without being forced to do it

if staff are loyal to their company/ they enjoy working for it/ they keep company secrets and tend to stay for a long time

continuous feeling of worry about your work or personal life that prevents you from relaxing

the process of teaching someone or being taught the skills and knowledge for a particular job

an official examination of a persons or organisations accounts by an expert/ to check that they are true and honest

a method of illegally getting money from a person or an organisation/ often using clever and complicated methods

a group of people or organisations that are connected or that work together. It is important to build up a network of professional contacts

to transfer work to an outside supplier

US government legislation introduced to ensure honest accountancy and corporate governance practices in US companies

rapid growth of internet based business

most important people involved in a particular situation

weaken

identify

natural inclination to follow other rather than act alone

period of work

cause continual trouble

suddently increase something

doing things badly or cheaply

new company that emerges from a larger enterprise

boring

dominate the discussion

doupting the truth of what other people say

form

using more words than necessary

search

guess

annouce the end of something

new/ recently formed company

potential market which hasnt yet been exploited

where there are more goods than people who want to buy them

be wasted

spend a lot of money

continuously/ without stopping

protective plastic film used to protect goods

looking back to the past

mistake

be in danger of falling

mechanism that activates a process (to activate)

become unmanageable

sober and unexciting

prize/ award

behind the scenes administrative activities

follishment/ lack of good sense

short-sightedness

years of economic prospertiy

petrol

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

include as a component of an equation

standard unit of measurment for selling oil

occasional

mind its own business

a way of obtaining money by fraud or deception

sums of money paid to someone in exchange for a favour

promote something with exaggerated claims

attempt to defeat

intelligence will win against power

the situation as it is

fashionable/ trendy

reveal/ disclose

give up/ disclose

get involved in as an amateur

printers/ scanners and other additional computer devices

respected and admired

assets that can be used as a guarantee for loan

benevolent/ interested in peoples well beeing

the rate of interest at which London banks offer loans to each other (London Interbank Offered Rate)

official agree to

cunning

fundamental or basic level

invite

theatrical costumes and scenery

long robe/ item of clothing

period of time after terrible event

very exciting moment

huge amount

well-known and successful